Third Shift

This week Eric feels blue, Matt's a real joker, Blizzard breaks the news, and we discuss the good stuff from the ID@Xbox Showcase! Releases: Endless Ocean Luminous & Balatro

This week Matt tells a tale, Eric is stellar, and we gush over the Metaphor: ReFantazio Showcase! Releases: Tales of Kenzera: ZAU & Stellar Blade (Lemonade Apocalypse actually looks pretty cool.)

This week Eric gets wet, Matt picks right, and we catch up on two indie showcases - The Triple-i Initiative, and Nintendo's Indie World! Releases: Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide & Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

This week Matt gets beat, Eric starts to wither, and we discuss the Stellar Blade demo, a bit of follow-up with Embracer, and Eric's new subscription! Releases: Beat Slayer & Withering Rooms

This week Eric collects himself, Matt gets back to the grind, and we discuss PAX East (and a few standout games), the latest from Kotaku, the upcoming Stellar Blade demo, and the breaking news from Gearbox! [Editor's note: There are lots of reports that Gearbox Publishing as a whole was not included in the sale and may be gone - at the time of recording, I'd only seen that "Gearbox Publishing San Francisco was not included and might be renamed before closing their doors".] Releases: Grandia HD Collection & Pepper Grinder

This week Matt treads water, Eric gets lonely, and we're surprised by Capcom and Kinda Funny! Releases: Highwater & Alone in the Dark

This week Eric gets cast out, Matt goes for a drive, we get the dates for Summer Game Fest, and say farewell to Akira Toriyama! Releases: Outcast - A New Beginning & Pacific Drive

This week Matt goes berserk, Eric rides a unicorn, we say goodbye to Rooster Teeth, and we get pumped over the Xbox Partner Preview! Releases: Berserk Boy & Unicorn Overlord

This week Eric is reborn, Matt goes dark, Remedy regains Control, EA breaks our hearts, and the Mailbag returns! Releases: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth & Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster

This week Matt gets cozy, Eric gets crafty, and we discuss the Borderlands movie trailer, the Elden Ring DLC reveal, and what we're most hyped for from the latest Nintendo Direct! Releases: Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story & Nightingale

This week there's too much noise in the house and we're both really irritated! But still Eric tells a tale, Matt banishes a skull to Arrakis, and we discuss the latest from Bloober Team's CEO and the future of both the PS5 and Xbox! Releases: Legendary Tales, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Skull & Bones, & Microsoft Flight Simulator DLC

This week Matt is anomalous, Eric takes a dive, we discuss some demos you can download, and we lose our minds over the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth State of Play! Releases: Anomaly Agent & Helldivers 2

This week Eric sleeps and has a fantasy, Matt jumps off a boat and joins the squad, and we're super hyped thanks to the latest State of Play! Releases: Granblue Fantasy Relink & Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

This week's a short show as Eric works midnights and Matt preps for a cruise, but we get together to discuss our weeks and the absolute deluge of games coming down the pipe in Q1 of 2024!

This week Matt gets lost, Eric bites the bullet (or not), the show is brought to you by the letter R, Old Man Yells At Cloud, Foamstars gets a free MONTH, and Xbox shows off five games! Releases: Bulletstorm VR & Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

This week Matt goes fast, Eric sees the (moon)light, and we discuss the previews for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (and its Technical Alpha), the latest from Alone in the Dark, Season 2 of Arcane, and the new rumors from Xbox! Releases: Momodora: Moonlit Farewell & videos from Summoning Salt & OneShortEye SS: https://www.youtube.com/@SummoningSalt OSE: https://www.youtube.com/@OneShortEye

It's the first episode of 2024, and you know what that means - it's time for our New Year's Resolution special! Join us as we look back at the failures (and successes) of 2023 and set new goals for the coming year!

It's the final episode of 2023, which means it's time for our Game of the Year awards! Thanks to our friends Steve and Ryan for sending in their picks! Intro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOI-asaC8Jk

This week Eric goes deaf, Matt gets tied in knots, and we give Santa our last-minute Christmas wish lists! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at THiRD SHiFT!

This week Matt turns blue, Eric reaches the finals, and we discuss (a small fraction of) the biggest reveals from The Game Awards! Releases: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora & The Finals